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Watch out Echo, Google Home is here

article published on 5 October, 2016

Google completed their assault on Amazon yesterday, launching the Echo-rivaling Google Home. The device was first teased at I/O earlier this year and the voice-activated personal assistant is now available for pre-order. Shipping November 4th, Home is $129 and comes with a six-month trial to YouTube Red (normally $10 per month). The Home is a wireless speaker with microphones that ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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_ 		5. October 2016 @ 17:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry Google........IMO..........day late and a dollar short!

I'm gonna liken this to the Redbox idea. They brought to market and saturated it immediately almost, making other competitors rather...insignificant.

I liken to Redbox because like Redbox, Echo has met the need and no one else cares enough to want another brand/solution to replace the already-met need.
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DarkJello
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_ 		5. October 2016 @ 18:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
For someone who heavily relies on other google services this will could provide important integration. The selling point is google assistant, we will have to see how powerful it really is.
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megadunderhead
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_ 		10. October 2016 @ 10:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no thank you this from the company that can't get google translate to work correctly no thanks i don't want my personal assistant looking up porn with no restrictions in place

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